MADISON - For most of the snaps in Saturday's loss to Iowa the Wisconsin defense played fairly well. But there were a select few plays, particularly on third down, that doomed the Badgers for the second straight week.

Before moving forward, BadgerBlitz.com takes a look back at every defensive series from Saturday's game.

First quarter

Defensive series No. 1: Started on Iowa 42 yard line following opening kickoff. Plays: 8Yards given up: 26Result: Turnover on downs.

Key play: On the brink of field goal range, freshman Chris Borland sacked Ricky Stanzi on third and 11. Following that play, UW got decent pressure on Stanzi on fourth down and forced him to overthrow his intended target.

Key play: UW looked like they were in favorable position to force another three and out, but on third and five from the Iowa 40, Stanzi withstood the blitz and bombed one deep towards Johnson-Koulianos. It seemed like the ball was in the air for a while, but when it was caught, it gave Iowa a big, 34-yard gain and extended the drive.

Key play: UW cornerback Devin Smith came free on the play but took a terrible angle on Stanzi. Stanzi broke contain, rolled to his right, fired one to the back corner of the end zone and Moeaki did the rest.

Key play: After playing stout defense for most of the day, the Badger defense collapsed in the fourth quarter. It seemed as though Welch's missed field goal deflated the team's psyche. On the drive, UW allowed Iowa to pass for gains of 11, 21 and 24 yards before Robinson capped it with a 10-yard touchdown run.